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The births taking place in the Borough were 6,494, but to thi3
must be added those of children of persons usually living in
Camberwell, but where the births take place outside.
Among these are included children who were born in any of the
infirmaries, workhouses, or in one of the many lying-in institutions.
The Registrar-General reports that 6,580 births are due to Camberwell.
The difference of 88 we have taken to indicate the addition
of this number of births under such circumstances. Such births
have been redistributed among the registration districts in proportion
to those actually occurring there.
Births in Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
Borough.
Dulwich.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
South
Peckham.
North
Peckham.
St.
George's.
Unattached.
Year.
1913
6,671
233
990
1,619
997
1,417
1,333
82
6,580
929
1,609
1,363
1,385
86
1914
205
1,003
Difference
-91
-28
-61
-10
+6
-54
+52
+4
The decrease of 91 in the number of births is not accounted
for by the fact that the records refer to 52 weeks as opposed
to 53 in 1913. It is due to causes which are none the less serious
because they are calculated and of malice prepense.
It will be seen that there are substantial decreases in the
majority of districts, Dulwich being especially noteworthy, exceptionally
St. George shows a very decided increase.
Birth-rates of Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
Year.
Borough.
Dulwich.
South
Camberwell.
North
Camberwell.
South
Peckham.
North
Peckham.
St.
George's
25.2
24.9
1913
1914
15.1
13.2
21.6
20.4
24.9
24.9
23.0
23.4
29.5
28.8
29.0
30.5
As might be expected from the foregoing figures, the birth rate
shows a decrease which would have been very marked had there
not been so little change in the estimated populations. There is a
fall of nearly 2 in Dulwich, which is, however, compensated for by
a rise in South Peckham and in St. George's.
There were 4,010 entries sent in by the Sub-Registrars on their
weekly returns, but these are not available for the calculation of the